AI Job Replacement

Discussions center on whether AI will displace human jobs, especially in programming, software development, and other white-collar roles, debating job security, timelines, and safe alternatives.

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htk May 2, 2023 View on HN

Talk about a job that can be replaced by AI in the near future.

RivieraKid May 30, 2025 View on HN

If AI can do your job, you won't keep that job for a long time.

fragmede Sep 12, 2024 View on HN

Your job won't be taken by AI, it will be taken by someone wielding AI.

RivieraKid May 30, 2025 View on HN

If AI can do your job, you don't have a job.

punee Dec 12, 2015 View on HN

How does human level AI make everyone unemployable?

mentos Dec 17, 2023 View on HN

I have a feeling that by the time this is fully fleshed out AI will have taken all the jobs anyways.

blacksmith_tb Mar 25, 2023 View on HN

Hmm, AI may be poised to make software devs, copywriters, and accountants redundant, but it's not likely to make a good salad, play a killer live concert, or set a broken arm. At a certain level I think I'm fine with being made redundant (I don't hate my job, but I wouldn't mind retiring early - unless that was to sleep in a cardboard box). So for me the question is can our society survive AI replacing a lot of lucrative white-collar gigs - maybe?

ndjshe3838 Jan 15, 2024 View on HN

Can someone give me an actual example of what jobs you think are going to be replaced by these AIs?I feel like these discussions are always so high level/hand wavy

keenmaster Dec 21, 2024 View on HN

You have so much time to figure things out. The average person in this thread is probably 1.5-2x your age. I wouldn’t stress too much. AI is an amazing tool. Just use it to make hay while the sun shines, and if it puts you out of work and automates away all other alternatives, then you’ll be witnessing the greatest economic shift in human history. Productivity will become easier than ever, before it becomes automatic and boundless. I’m not cynical enough to believe the average person won’t benef

tim-tday Dec 28, 2025 View on HN

Human jobs are already getting displaced by ai.